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46% Ball Possession DYNAMO KIEV and 54% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Dynamo Kiev 1 – 1 Fiorentina 
36′ Jeremiah Lens 92′ Khouma Babacar
Things starting bad for Fiorentina in Ukraine in the Europa League First Leg, and a miraculous ending. Challenge for Fiorentina will be to overturn the result after the 1-1 draw. The Europa League Quarterfinal Second Leg will be played at the Artemio Franchi Stadium on Thursday 23 April.
Dynamo Kiev opening the score in the 36th minute. It is midfielder Jeremiah Lens defeating Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto with a right footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by midfielder Vitaliy Buyalsky.
Fiorentina equalizing the score in the agonizing 92nd minute with Khouma Babacar to claim at least 1 point after almost losing the game.
Here is DYNAMO KIEV official starting lineup by coach Rebrov:
DYNAMO KIEV (4-3-3): Shovkovskyi, Khacheridi, Dragović, Silva, Antunes; Rybalka, Buyalskiy, Sydorchuk; Lens, Yarmolenko, Teodorczyk.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:
FIORENTINA (3-5-2): Neto; Tomović, Rodríguez, Savić; Joaquín, Borja Valero, Badelj, Fernández, Alonso; Gómez, Salah.
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Fiorentina starting lineup against Dynamo Kiev
2014 – 2015 UEFA Europa League
Quarterfinal, First Leg
Dynamo Kiev – Fiorentina
Thursday 16 April 2015
Olympic Stadium
Kiev, Ukraine
21:05
| Referee | Szymon Marciniak (POL) |
| Assistant referee | Paweł Sokolnicki (POL) , Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL) |
| Additional assistant referee | Paweł Raczkowski (POL) , Tomasz Musiał (POL) |
| Fourth official | Radosław Siejka (POL) |
| UEFA Delegate | Ainar Leppänen (EST) |
| UEFA Referee observer | Eugen Strigel (GER) |
Goals: 36′ Jeremiah Lens (D), 92′ Khouma Babacar (F)
Official formations – lineups:
DYNAMO KIEV (4-3-3): Shovkovskyi, Khacheridi, Dragović, Silva, Antunes; Rybalka, Buyalskiy, Sydorchuk; Lens, Yarmolenko, Teodorczyk.
Subs: Rybka, Vida, Gusev, Chumak, Behlanda, Kravets, Mbokani.
Coach: Rebrov.
FIORENTINA (3-5-2): Neto; Tomović, Rodríguez, Savić; Joaquín, Borja Valero, Badelj, Fernández, Alonso; Gómez, Salah.
Subs: Tătărușanu, Richards, Pasqual, Vargas, Aquilani, Iličić, Babacar.
Coach: Vincenzo Montella.
Match Stats
| Dynamo Kiev | Match Stats | Fiorentina |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 10(2) | Shots (on goal) | 20(3) |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 46% | Ball Possession | 54% |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
